"the Faery Tree"

by Les Coronel

Medium: Photoshop
Size: 1024 x 780
Mode: RGB

The ancient Europeans celebrated Yule by decorating
trees with candles and fruits. The Druids beleived that during
winter, holly should be taken into the home along with it
the fairies that sheltered in its foliage. This practice of decorating,
adopted by Christians centuries later, would become the
christmas tree.